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Ministry of Civil Aviation
Highest number of domestic passengers since resumption of flights
2, 97,102 passengers flew on 2,349 flights on 12th February 2021
Number of domestic passengers on 12th February 2021 rose to 2,97,102 on 2,349 flights, Shri Hardeep S Puri, MoS, I/C, Civil Aviation said. He added that this is the highest since resumption of domestic flights on 25th May 2020. Shri Puri informed that with air travel emerging as a preferred mode of travel due to safety, efficiency and time saving, the numbers are almost touching Pre-COVID levels.
Total flight movements of 12th February 2021 were 4697. The total number of footfalls on airports was 5,93,819.
In the wake of Covid-19 pandemic, domestic flight operations were ceased with effect from midnight  of 24th March 2020. The operation resumed after two months on 25th May 2020.
Prime Minister's Office
Indian cricketer, Cheteshwar Pujara meets Prime Minister Narendra Modi ahead of his 100th Test match
Indian Cricketer, Cheteshwar Pujara and his wife Puja met Prime Minister Narendra Modi ahead of his 100th Test match at PM’s residence today. Shri Modi extended his best wishes to Cheteshwar Pujara.
In a tweet, Prime Minister said;
“Delighted to have met Puja and you today. Best wishes for your 100th Test and your career.
@cheteshwar1”
Ministry of Fisheries, Animal Husbandry & Dairying
Dairy Development Policy
In order to complement and supplement the efforts of the States and UTs, the Department of Animal Husbandry & Dairying, Government of India is implementing following animal husbandry and dairy development schemes for strengthening infrastructure across the country for enhancing milk production and procurement in the potential districts and States:
- National Programme for Dairy Development 
- Dairy Processing and Infrastructure Development Fund 
- Supporting Dairy Cooperatives and Farmer Producer Organizations engaged in dairy activities 
- Rashtriya Gokul Mission 
- National Livestock Mission 
- Animal Husbandry Infrastructure Development Fund 
This information was given by Shri Parshottam Rupala, Union Minister of Fisheries, Animal Husbandry & Dairying in a written reply in Lok Sabha today.
Prime Minister's Office
PM urges everyone to participate in the 3-day Yoga Mahotsav 2023 to commemorate 100 days countdown to International Day of Yoga 2023
The Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi has urged everyone to participate in the three day Yoga Mahotsav 2023, an event to commemorate 100 days countdown to International Day of Yoga 2023. The three day Yoga Mahotsav 2023 will be held at Talkatora Stadium on 13-14 March and Morarji Desai National Institute of Yoga on March 15 in New Delhi.
Sharing a tweet by Ministry of Ayush, the Prime Minister tweeted;
“With a hundred days to go for Yoga Day, urging you all to mark it with enthusiasm. And, if you haven’t made Yoga a part of your lives already, do so at the earliest.”
Ministry of Railways
Capex utilisation in DFC increases by 21 % as compared to last year
Shri Piyush Goyal, Minister of Railways and Commerce & Industry, Consumer Affairs & Food & Public Distribution, reviews the progress of Dedicated Freight Corridor Corporation India Limited 
In first 10 months of financial year 2020-2021, capital expenditure of Rs 8201 Cr has been registered, despite project getting adversely affected due to COVID 19 induced lockdown.
Relentless monitoring leading to resolution of issues which used to other delay projects in the past.
Shri Piyush Goyal, Minister of Railways and Commerce & Industry, Consumer Affairs & Food & Public Distribution, reviewed the progress of Dedicated Freight Corridor Corporation India Limited , which was attended by all the top officials of Railways Board, DFCCIL including MD/DFCCIL.
During the meeting, the senior officials presented the current status of the project.
It is to be noted that Capex utilisation in DFC increased by 21 % as compared to last year. Capital expenditure in January 2021. In first 10 months of financial year 2020-2021, capital expenditure of Rs 8201 Cr has been registered as compared to Rs 6783 crore for last year same corresponding period despite the project getting adversely affected due to COVID 19 induced lockdown.
Shri Goyal directed the DFFCIL management team and the contractors to take all possible steps to speed up the pace of works on all the sections of the Western DFC  and Eastern DFC . In the review meeting, progress of each individual section was discussed in detail and instructions were given to ensure smooth progress by resolving all hindrances.
During the meeting, it was decided that strict monitoring of work of all contractors to be done. Resolution of all issues, including coordination with the States to be done on a Mission mode.
Indian Railways is making dedicated freight corridors to provide exclusive movement on fast speeds for goods trains.
It is to be noted that 657 km of section has already been opened in 2020-21 and more than 1000 trains have been run.
In the first phase, DFCCIL is constructing the Western DFC  and Eastern DFC (1856 route km including PPP section of Sonnagar-Dankuni Section.
The EDFC starting from Sahnewal near Ludhiana  will pass through the states of Punjab, Haryana, Uttar Pradesh, Bihar and Jharkhand to terminate at Dankuni in West Bengal. The Western Corridor connecting Dadri in Uttar Pradesh to Jawaharlal Nehru Port  in Mumbai will traverse through the states of UP, Haryana, Rajasthan, Gujarat and Maharashtra of WDFC & EDFC  i.e. 2800 route Km will be commissioned by June 2022.
Dedicated Freight corridor is being seen as a game changer in Economic Development of India.
Ministry of Finance
Valediction Ceremony of the 75" Batch of Indian Revenue Service in NADT, Nagpur
Nagpur, 4 April 2023
The Valediction Ceremony of the 75" batch of 47 IRS officers and 02 officers of the Royal Bhutan Service is scheduled for 5th April, 2023 at the National Academy of Direct Taxes , at 10 am in Nagpur. Shri. Nitin Gupta Hon’ble Chairman, Central Board of DirectTaxes has kindly consented to be the Chief Guest on the occasion. Senior officers fiom theIncome Tax Department, Nagpur are expected to grace the occasion.
The National Academy of Direct Taxes, Nagpur is the apex training institute for the Indian Revenue Service Officers  of the Government of India. The IRS Officers are recruited through the Civil Services Examination  conducted by the Union Public Service Commission . The direct recruit IRS Officers undergo Induction Training of about 16 months before being posted to field offices. During their training, the Officer Trainees are trained on various aspects of tax administration and are provided specialized inputs in Income Tax Laws, jurisprudence as well as Allied laws, General Laws and Business laws.
The Officer Trainees receive intensive training on accounts and accounting systems. Further, inputs in Financial Forensics and Cyber Forensics are also given in order to prepare the Trainees for Investigation in tax matters and financial crimes, including tax evasion and money laundering. The Trainees are particularly sensitized towards tax payer services
improving ease of compliance. Further, practical aspects of training include attachment with field offices of the Income Tax Department as well as with various constitutional/statutory bodies in India, including Parliament, RBI, SEBI & NSDL etc.
The training equips the Officer Trainees with the knowledge and skills required tofunction as tax authorities and contribute towards revenue augmentation. On the successful completion of the Induction Training, i.e., after Valediction, the Officer Trainees are postedas Assistant Commissioners of Income Tax in field offices and are charged with governing revenue collection and being an important part in nation-building,
75th Batch of Indian Revenue Service  comprises 49 Officer Traineesincluding 2 Officer Trainees from Bhutan Royal Service. The average age of the Batch is 28 years. There are 15 lady Officer Trainees in the batch which is about 30.6 percent of the totalBatch strength. The Batch is represented by 16 states and Union territories of India. The largest number of Officer Trainees come from Kerala  followed by Uttar Pradesh ,Jharkhand , Maharashtra and Karnataka with  each and Bihar . As regards their education, 73 percent of the Officer trainees have an engineering background. The batch also includes 3 Officer Trainees from Medical sciences background, 3 OTs from commerce and one Officer Trainee from the Law background. 53 percent of Officer Trainees have previouswork experience. 33 percent of Officer Trainees ate from Rural background and rest of them come from Urban or Semi-urban regions.
Ministry of Information & Broadcasting
Motivated to make the film on Anand Dighe as his contributions are lesser known beyond Maharashtra: ‘Dharmaveer - Mukkam Post Thane’ Producer Mangesh Desai
#IFFIWood, 24 November 2022
“Most of the time the relationship between a mother and a child is highlighted and that between the father and offspring is neglected. Despite fathers contributing immensely to the family, their contribution often goes unnoticed” said ‘Dharmaveer: Mukkam Post Thane’ Producer Mangesh Desai, alluding to Shiv Sena Leader Anand Dighe's contributions to Maharashtra, while interacting with film and media delegates at the ‘Table Talks’ session organised by PIB at the 53rd International Film Festival of India in Goa.
Speaking about his film ‘Dharmaveer: Mukkam Post Thane’ Mangesh Desai informed that for Maharashtrians, there are two overarching father figures, Balasaheb Thackeray and Anand Dighe. He described his making of the film as the fulfillment of a dream he has harboured since 2013. For a debutant producer, making a film on such a towering leader who is admired as a demi god is both a challenge and a responsibility, added Mangesh Desai.
On the immense success the film received at the Box Office Mangesh Desai said “I strongly felt that a film about a person who could bind people and take people along with him will surely be appreciated by the audience.” He also praised director and writer Pravin Tarde for the immense passion with which he worked for the film. Talking of the lead actor Prasad Oak, he declared that it was inconceivable to make the film without him. Mangesh Desai also shared that he has been overwhelmed by the love the film has got from people and that there have been multiple demands for re-releases.
Lead actor Prasad Oak shared his joy in being able to portray such a legendary figure whose photographs adorn the walls of many a Maharashtrian home. He also adds that it was a challenging task for him as an actor.
‘Dharmaveer: Mukkam Post Thane’ is being showcased at IFFI 53 under the Indian Panorama section. The Marathi film is a biopic on late Shiv Sena leader Anand Dighe.PIB IFFI CAST AND CREW | Nadeem/Piyush M/Darshana | IFFI 53 - 109
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Ministry of Tribal Affairs
PM to dedicate to the nation the redeveloped Rani Kamalapati Railway Station in Bhopal
PM to flag off two new MEMU trains between Ujjain and Indore
PM to also launch multiple initiatives of the Railways in Madhya Pradesh
During his visit to Madhya Pradesh on 15th November, Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi will inaugurate the redeveloped Rani Kamalapati Railway Station, 2021 at around 3 PM.
The redeveloped Rani Kamalapati Railway station, named after brave and fearless Queen Kamalapati of the Gond kingdom, is the first world class railway station in Madhya Pradesh. Redeveloped in Public Private Partnership  mode, the station has been designed as a green building with modern world class amenities that also takes into account ease of mobility for divyangjans. The station is also developed as a hub for integrated multi-modal transport.
During the event, Prime Minister will also dedicate to the nation multiple initiatives of the Railways in Madhya Pradesh including Gauge Converted and Electrified Ujjain-Fatehabad Chandrawatiganj Broad Gauge section, Third line in Bhopal-Barkhera section, Gauge Converted and Electrified Mathela-Nimar Kheri Broad Gauge section and Electrified Guna-Gwalior section. Prime Minister will also flag off two new MEMU trains between Ujjain-Indore and Indore-Ujjain.
Ministry of Railways
Speedy execution of Railway Projects
As on 01.04.2021 across Indian Railways, 484 Railway projects of 51,165 km length, costing approx. Rs.7.53 lakh crore are in different stages of planning/sanction/execution, out of which 10,638 km length has been commissioned and an expenditure of Rs.2.14 lakh crore has been incurred upto March, 2021.
The completion of any Railway project depends on various factors like quick land acquisition by State Government, forest clearance by officials of forest department, deposition of cost share by State Government in cost sharing projects, priority of projects, shifting of infringing utilities, statutory clearances from various authorities, geological and topographical conditions of area, law and order situation in the area of project site, number of working months in a year for particular project site due to climatic conditions etc. and all these factors affect the completion time of the project, which is finally worked out at the completion stage. However, Railways is making all the efforts for expeditious completion of projects.
During 2014-21, 17,720 km length  has been commissioned at an average of 2,531 km/year which is 67% more than the average commissioning during 2009-14.
The average annual Budget allocation in the Indian Railways for New Line, Gauge Conversion and Doubling works during 2014-19 has increased to Rs.26,026 crore per year from Rs.11,527 crore per year during 2009-14, which is 126% more than average annual budget outlay of 2009-14. The Annual budget allocation for these projects for Financial Year 2020-21 was Rs.43,626 crore which is 278% more than average annual budget outlay of 2009-14. For Financial year 2021-22, highest-ever budget outlay of Rs.52,498 crore {Rs.45,465 crore  and additional allocation of Rs.7,033 crore} has been provided for these works, which is 355% more with respect to average annual budget outlay of 2009-14.
Budget outlay has been provided to the projects in a rationalized manner and budget has been allotted to the projects which are in advance stage of completion, priority projects, important New Line & National projects, executable & important Gauge conversion projects and the projects which are important from the throughput enhancement considerations. Thus, focused attention is given in fund allotment, rather than thinly spreading the resources without commensurate results.
This information was given by the Minister of Railways, Communications and Electronic & Information Technology, Shri Ashwini Vaishnaw in a written reply to a question in Rajya Sabha today.
Ministry of Corporate Affairs
Ministry of Corporate Affairs and IEPFA further simplify IEPFA Claim Settlement Process towards Ease of Doing Business and Ease of Living
In a major step towards the mission and vision of Government of India of Ease of Living and Ease of Doing Business, Ministry of Corporate Affairs  has further simplified claim settlement process through rationalization of various requirements under Investor Education and Protection Fund Authority  Rules, 2016.
For claimants, requirement of Advance Receipt has been waived off, requirement of Succession Certificate/ Probate of Will/ Will has been relaxed up to Rs 5,00,000  both for Physical & DEMAT shares, notarization of documents has been replaced with self-attestation and requirements of Affidavits and Surety relatively have been eased.
For companies, requirement of attaching documents related to Unclaimed Suspense Account has been eased and companies have been given flexibility to accept transmission document viz. Succession Certificate, Will etc. as per their internal approved procedures and Newspaper Advertisement requirement for loss of physical Share Certificate has been waived off up to an amount of Rs.5,00,000.
The focus of the change has been to make the process simpler and quicker for the claimants. The new regime envisages a trust-based model for faster citizen centric services and turnaround time. It is expected that with these changes many more claimants shall come forward to claim their shares and amounts from Investor Education and Protection Fund Authority . Till date IEPFA has approved more than 20,000 claims refunding more than 1.29 crore shares. Shares of market value of more than Rs 1,011 crore and dividends and other amounts exceeding Rs 20 crore have been refunded.
ABOUT IEPFA
Investor Education and Protection Fund Authority  has been established under Section 125 of the Companies Act 2013 for administration of the IEPF fund as per section 125  of Companies Act 2013. The main objective of the authority includes to promote Investor Education, Awareness & Protection, refund unclaimed shares, dividends and other amounts transferred to it under sections 124 and 125 of the Companies Act 2013 to the rightful claimants. IEPFA works under the administrative control of MCA.
Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances & Pensions
Union Minister Dr Jitendra Singh receiving a proposal based on a research study on COVID, done by “Brahmarishi Doodhadhari Burfani International Medical and Research Institute'' Haridwar.
Union Minister Dr Jitendra Singh said here today that COVID has shifted the focus to integrated health management.
Dr Jitendra Singh was interacting with a delegation from a “Brahmarishi Doodhadhari Burfani International Medical and Research Institute'' Haridwar, who had come to present a proposal based on a new Homeopathy research study on COVID. As per the proposal, homeopathy remedy developed by the institute could have beneficial effects against Corona virus.
After giving a patient hearing to the delegation, Dr Jitendra Singh referred them to the Ministry of AYUSH for evaluation and verification of the claims made by the research study.
Varied experiences and research studies from across the world, said Dr Jitendra Singh, point to the fact that for the cure and prevention of COVID, the immune system and natural resistance of the human body play a major role. Therefore, he said, immunity building techniques drawn from all streams whether it is Ayurvedic, Homeopathy, Unani, Yoga or Naturopathy have gained popularity ever since the world came in the grip of COVID pandemic.
Dr Jitendra Singh said, COVID has also reiterated the belief that healthy integration and synergism of different streams of medical management are the key to successful management of various diseases and disorders which may not be otherwise completely amenable to treatment by any single stream of medicine.
Dr Jitendra Singh recalled that ever since Narendra Modi took over as Prime Minister, he has brought to the central stage the virtues of the indigenous systems of medical management. He said, it was he, who brought a unanimous resolution passed in the UNO to observe International Day of Yoga every year and virtually placed Yoga at the doorstep of every household across the world. It again goes to the credit of Prime Minister Narendra Modi for considering the importance of indigenous and the alternative system of medical management and creating a separate Ministry of AYUSH, he said.
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Prime Minister's Office
PM anguished by the loss of lives in the bus accident in Noney district of Manipur
Announces ex-gratia from PMNRF
The Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi has condoled the deaths in a tragic bus accident in Noney district of Manipur. The Prime Minister also announced an ex-gratia of Rs. 2 Lakhs to the next kin of deceased and Rs. 50,000 to those injured in the bus accident from Prime Minister's National Relief Fund .
The Prime Minister Office tweeted;
"Anguished by the loss of lives in Manipur's Noney district due to a tragic bus accident. My thoughts are with the bereaved families. I hope the injured recover soon. The Manipur government is providing all possible assistance to those affected: PM @narendramodi"
"An ex-gratia of Rs. 2 lakh from PMNRF would be given to the next of kin of each deceased in the bus accident. The injured would be given Rs. 50,000: PM @narendramodi"
Prime Minister's Office
PM Shares his Photos of Northeast Visit
The Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi praised the beauty of North East India and urged people to share their photos of their North East visits on Instagram using #MagnificentNortheast yesterday. He promised that he will share his photos as well.
Today he has shared some of his photos of North East visits.
Yesterday, had requested you all to share pictures of your visits to the Northeast on Instagram using #MagnificentNortheast.
I shared some of the pictures in a Story on my page. Do have a look! https://t.co/HL4RbIyE9z
— Narendra Modi  February 9, 2019
Prime Minister's Office
Prime Minister condoles loss of lives due to an earthquake in Morocco
Says that India is ready to offer all possible assistance to Morocco in this difficult time
The Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi has expressed deep grief over the loss of lives due to an earthquake in Morocco.
Shri Modi also said that India is ready to offer all possible assistance to Morocco in this difficult time.
In a X post, the Prime Minister said;
“Extremely pained by the loss of lives due to an earthquake in Morocco. In this tragic hour, my thoughts are with the people of Morocco. Condolences to those who have lost their loved ones. May the injured recover at the earliest. India is ready to offer all possible assistance to Morocco in this difficult time.”
Ministry of Civil Aviation
First Heli Expo India & International Civil Helicopter Conclave Inaugurated Today
The 1st Heli Expo India and International Civil Helicopter Conclave-2017 is inaugurated in New Delhi today by the Uttrakhand Tourism Minister Shri Satpal Maharaja ji in the presence of the Secretary, Civil Aviation Shri R.N. Choubey, CMD Pawan Hans, Dr. B. P. Sharma and other dignitaries. The first issue of Pawan Hans Magazine Aviation Today is also unveiled by the chief guests on this occasion.
Speaking on the occasion, the Uttarakhand Tourism Minister said that the helicopter taxi services have a huge potential for enforcing law and order, air ambulance services, to check forest fire and can provide better connectivity to religious and tourist destinations located in rough terrain of hilly areas.
On this occasion the Secretary, Civil Aviation Shri R.N. Choubey said that India has achieved a growth rate of about 20% in domestic air travel section in the last three years, which is the highest growth rate in the world Civil Aviation Sector. He said however, that this growth rate is confined to fixed wing traffic only and the helicopter traffic is much less in India. He said that the National Civil Aviation Policy tries to address this gap. As per the new NCAP, helicopters are free to fly from point to point without prior ATC clearance in airspace below 5000 feet. Shri Choubey said the aviation agencies should start exploring the option to start helicopter taxi services between Delhi -NCR and other North Indian States.
This two days 1st Heli Expo India & International Civil Helicopter Conclave-2017 is organised by Pawan Hans Limited, a Mini Ratna company of Ministry of Civil Aviation in association with PHD Chamber of Commerce and Industry with the theme of ‘Enhancing Connectivity’ at the Pawan Hans Heliport, Rohini, New Delhi. Experts from Industry and Defence Forces and representatives from ICAO and SAARC countries attended the conclave.
An exhibition is also organised at the venue. The second day is open for public, where one can visit the exhibition and pre-book the Delhi Darshan joy rides by Helicopter.